Free meals being served up for students across Philadelphia this summer

SOUTH PHILADELPHIA - A couple lost everything after their rowhome caught fire and it turns out, the couple say, the flames were ignited by lightning from last Friday’s storms."We ran to the door and they were like, ‘Your house is on fire,’" said Amber Shishido. "Random as hell that it caught our house on fire.

The legal battle between Kevin Costner and his estranged wife Christine Baumgartner is only getting messier.

Hardeep Singh Nijjar was a plumber who served as president of a Sikh temple in Surrey, B.C. He was also wanted in India, where he was accused of being a leader of a militant separatist group.That contradiction did not die with him when he was gunned down in a temple parking lot on Sunday night.

SOUTH PHILADELPHIA - A couple lost everything after their rowhome caught fire and it turns out, the couple say, the flames were ignited by lightning from last Friday’s storms."We ran to the door and they were like, ‘Your house is on fire,’" said Amber Shishido. "Random as hell that it caught our house on fire.

implosion of a private submersible vehicle carrying five people to tour the wreckage of the Titanic, according to a senior military official. Coast Guard officials said during a news conference Thursday that they've notified the families of the crew of the Titan, which had been missing for days, bringing a tragic end to a saga that included an urgent around-the-clock search and a worldwide vigil for the missing vessel.Despite an international search and rescue effort, the Associated Press is now reporting that the Navy likely knew the search was futile soon after the sub was lost. After detecting the sound of the implosion just 500 meters from the Titanic shipwreck, the Navy went back and analyzed its acoustic data.The pilot and four passengers of a missing submersible that disappeared en route to the wreckage of the Titanic are believed to be dead, the U.S. Coast Guard said on Thursday.They found that anomaly was "consistent with an implosion or explosion in the general vicinity of where the Titan submersible was operating when communications were lost," according to the senior Navy official.The official spoke on condition of anonymity in order to discuss the U.S.

PHILADELPHIA - The collapsed stretch of I-95 is reopening sooner than expected, as Governor Josh Shapiro and Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Secretary Mike Carroll will officially reopen the highway at noon Friday.Festivities will begin 10:30 with the governor and Carroll, along with Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney and Philadelphia Building Trades members and contractors, with the official reopening set for noon.PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll says teams have been working on the rebuilding process and thinking outside of the box to get the interstate back open. >> I-95 Philadelphia collapse: What you need to know about the damaged highway, reconstruction"We, PennDOT, have approached this challenge and our partners in the city, we wanted to think outside the box. We wanted to make sure that we employed every strategy we could think of to try and get I-95 open in both directions," Carroll said. Pennsylvania Secretary of Transportation Mike Carroll discusses how crews will use a NASCAR jet dryer from Pocono Raceway to help finish working on I-95 through a stretch of rainy days.Here's what you need to know about the temporary lanes that make up the roadway: The roadway is made up of high-tech, lightweight and durable aggregate created by AeroAggregates in Eddystone.

FILE - A dog on a walk inside of a baseball stadium. (Elsa/Getty Images)An American family living in the United Kingdom has had to pull their ad for a live-in dog nanny that fetches a $127,000 (£100,000) salary because they received so many job applications. Fairfax and Kensington is a high-end international recruitment agency based in South Kensington, London, and are the original posters of the job. The company posted the live-in dog nanny position on LinkedIn about two weeks ago, but after local news outlets recently reported on it, the job applications have soared from 300 to over 2,000 in a span of a few days, George Dunn with Fairfax and Kensington, told FOX TV Stations. "This is the first role we’ve offered of its kind.

EAST GERMANTOWN - East Germantown was the scene of a triple shooting that killed two adults and a 12-year-old. The shooting happened on the 700 block of East Locust Avenue, in Philadelphia’s East Germantown neighborhood, Thursday afternoon, around 2:15, officials said.The three fatally shot were all taken to Einstein Medical Center by police.Police stated the adults were 47 and 30-years of age.MORE HEADLINES:According to officials, at least 12 rifle rounds were found all over the block. The two adults were shot near the beginning of the block, while the child was able to run towards home.The fatal shooting comes on the heels of the statistic that Philadelphia has surpassed 200 homicides before July for the third year in a row.

LOS ANGELES - The stepson of British billionaire Hamish Harding is defending his recent decision to attend a Blink-182 concert during the high-stakes search for his stepfather and four others aboard the Titanic tourist submersible. In an update Friday, the U.S Coast Guard confirmed all five people on the Titan were believed to be dead after the vessel suffered a "catastrophic implosion" near the Titanic wreckage site.Brian Szasz spoke out on social media following mounting backlash in response to his attendance at the group's concert earlier this week."Yes I went to @blink-182 last night," Szasz wrote on his Instagram Stories June 20 alongside a photo of him at the venue. "What am I supposed to do sit at home and watch the news? Not sorry this band has helped me through hard times since 1998."SUGGESTED: Missing Titanic sub: Underwater noises detected in search for OceanGate craftSzasz, who is from San Diego, describes himself as a "recording/Mixing Engineer," according to his Facebook page.

PHILADELPHIA - Construction crews are working around the clock to finish the temporary lanes being installed in the collapsed stretch of I-95 in Philadelphia.PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll says teams working on the rebuilding process are thinking outside of the box to reopen the interstate. >> I-95 Philadelphia collapse: What you need to know about the damaged highway, reconstruction"We, PennDOT, have approached this challenge and our partners in the city, we wanted to think outside the box. We wanted to make sure that we employed every strategy we could think of to try and get I-95 open in both directions," Carroll said. Pennsylvania Secretary of Transportation Mike Carroll discusses how crews will use a NASCAR jet dryer from Pocono Raceway to help finish working on I-95 through a stretch of rainy days.Here's what you need to know about the temporary lanes that will make up the roadway: The roadway is made up of high-tech, lightweight and durable aggregate created by AeroAggregates in Eddystone.

NEW YORK - The names of the people who guaranteed Rep. George Santos' $500,000 bond have been unsealed.According to court records unsealed Thursday, Santos has two relatives to thank for keeping the New York Republican out of jail. The documents revealed that Santos' father, Gercino dos Santos, and an aunt, Elma Preven, were the two people who co-signed the $500,000 bond, which enabled his pretrial release as he awaits trial on federal charges of fraud, money laundering and theft of public funds.The Republican congressman, who represents communities on Long Island and in Queens, has lied about his professional accomplishments, his education and his family's history, statements which surfaced after he was elected last year.

MATADOR, Texas - At least four people have been killed, and nine others were injured when a tornado ripped through the town of Matador, Texas, Wednesday evening, according to local officials.According to Derek Delgado, the Public Information Officer with Lubbock Fire Rescue, everyone is currently accounted for, and search and rescue efforts resumed at first light Thursday morning.Initially, 10 people were reported to be injured, but one of the tornado victims died at the hospital, bringing the total number of injured to nine.Drone video shows extensive damage after a deadly tornado in Matador, Texas, on June 21, 2023. (Lubbock Fire Rescue/Twitter) This is now the deadliest tornado in Texas since the deadly Dallas County tornado in 2015, according to the National Weather Service."Coming in last night from Lubbock, coming in from the south, you really had to pass everything in order to get to where all the command post vehicles were," Delgado said on FOX Weather Thursday morning.

FILE - People wave miniature American flags during a naturalization ceremony in San Diego, California, on March 22, 2017. Photographer: David Maung/Bloomberg via Getty Images Without immigration, the white population in the U.S.

PHILADELPHIA - A driver involved in a deadly collision with a motorcyclist in Philadelphia was arrested miles away in a different part of the state on suspicions of driving under the influence, police say. According to officials with the Philadelphia Police Department, the deadly crash took place on Wednesday shortly after 5:15 p.m.

Every Sunday, the agricultural hamlet of Norwich, Ont., becomes a ghost town.

New Delhi: Union minister for labour and employment and environment, forest and climate change, Bhupender Yadav on Thursday highlighted the significant strides made in labour policy reforms over the past nine years, emphasizing the empowerment of workers through the provision of minimum wages, job security, social security, and health security.  Addressing a press conference held in New Delhi, focusing on the achievements of the Ministry of Labour & Employment, Yadav commended the country’s ongoing transformation and simplification of labour laws, resulting in the consolidation of 29 labour laws into four simplified labour codes. This streamlining is aimed at ensuring the empowerment of workers and providing them with essential protections.

PHILADELPHIA - An investigation is underway with homicide detectives after a man was fatally shot on Wednesday night in Philadelphia. Authorities say the shooting took place on the 6700 block of Woodland Avenue just after 8 p.m. According to officials, 31-year-old Hakeem Sehneah was found with multiple gunshot wounds. Police say officers transported him to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 10:23 p.m. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESOfficials say Sehneah lived on the 6700 block of Woodland Avenue where the shooting erupted. Detectives say the investigation is active and ongoing. 

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis visited San Francisco on Tuesday as part of his 2024 presidential campaign and had terse words for the city."We saw people defecating on the street, we saw people using heroin, we saw people smoking crack cocaine," DeSantis said in a video posted on Twitter. "And you look around, the city is not vibrant anymore, it’s really collapsed due to leftist policies."DeSantis’ harsh critiques of San Francisco come at a time when the city is facing record-breaking levels of overdose deaths and office vacancies.

PHILADELPHIA - Officials in Pennsylvania confirmed Wednesday that Interstate 95 will reopen this weekend, less than two weeks after a gasoline tanker crash and fire caused the roadway to collapse."Based on the tremendous progress these crews made over the weekend and the time it takes to complete the remaining steps, I can now say that we will have I-95 back open this weekend," Governor Josh Shapiro said. Shapiro and PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll lauded the "round the clock" work of road crews to complete the expedited project ahead of schedule. A section of the northbound lanes of the elevated highway collapsed early June 11 after a tractor-trailer hauling gasoline flipped over on an off-ramp and caught fire. State transportation officials said the driver, who was killed, lost control around a curve.

New figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that at the end of April 2023, there were 3.3 million people across Great Britain claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP), including almost 300,000 living in Scotland. New claims for PIP across Scotland have been replaced by Adult Disability Payment (ADP).

the missing submersible on an expedition to view the wreckage of the Titanic neared the critical 96-hour mark Thursday when breathable air is expected to run out, reaching a vital moment in the intense effort to save the five people aboard.The Titan submersible was estimated to have a 96-hour supply of breathable air when it launched Sunday morning in the North Atlantic. That means the deadline to find and rescue the sub is roughly between 6 a.m.

celebrity chef has “banned” vegans from his restaurant after reportedly receiving a negative review from a customer who criticised the lack of plant-based options. On Tuesday, Chef John Mountain revealed on the Facebook page for his restaurant Fyre that the eatery would no longer be catering to vegan diners. According to Mountain, the decision to ban vegans from the Perth, Australia, restaurant was due to “mental health reasons”.

In a video that has gone viral on TikTok, an Ontario quadriplegic mother of three says she has just days left before she can access medical assistance in dying (MAID) yet she is unable to access disability support.

RIDLEY TWP., Pa. - Over the weekend, white supremacy flyers were distributed in sections of Ridley Township. Now, local and county authorities are investigating and asking the public for any information or video of the person or people who spread the hateful material.Ridley Township Police said the racist literature was reported to the department on Sunday and found on Grace Road in Swarthmorewood and the Manor section of Milmont Park."We, on a walk, found four of these little postcards advertising websites with white supremacist propaganda on them," said neighbor Helen Davidson.

PHILADELPHIA - Officials in Pennsylvania confirmed Wednesday that Interstate 95 will reopen this weekend, less than two weeks after a gasoline tanker crash and fire caused the roadway to collapse."Based on the tremendous progress these crews made over the weekend and the time it takes to complete the remaining steps, I can now say that we will have I-95 back open this weekend," Governor Josh Shapiro said. Shapiro and PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll lauded the "round the clock" work of road crews to complete the expedited project ahead of schedule. A section of the northbound lanes of the elevated highway collapsed early June 11 after a tractor-trailer hauling gasoline flipped over on an off-ramp and caught fire. State transportation officials said the driver, who was killed, lost control around a curve.

SOUTHWEST PHILADELPHIA - Someone opened fire on a 40-year-old man on a Southwest Philadelphia street, ending his life.The shooting happened Wednesday evening, at about 8 p.m., on the 6000 block of Regent Street, officials stated.Responding officers found the man with a gunshot wound to the chest.They rushed him to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center where he died a short time later.Police say they are investigating, but have no recovered any weapons and no arrests have been made.___Tips can be submitted by calling 215-686-TIPS (8477) or texting PPD TIP (773847). Tips can also be submitted anonymously online, here.

WEST PHILADELPHIA - A shooting on a West Philadelphia street injures two men, one critically.The shooting happened on the 400 block of North Wanamaker Street about 7:15 Wednesday evening, according to authorities.A 23-year-old and a 20-year-old man were both injured when the gunfire took place outside on the street near some homes, according to authorities.Police took the 23-year-old man to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. He is critical after he was shot in the abdomen.The 20-year-old was also taken by police to Presbyterian with two gunshot wounds to the arm.

WASHINGTON - The mother of a young pregnant model gunned down in Washington, D.C. in broad daylight says her daughter wished to flee the crime-ridden city before ultimately becoming a victim of violence.The manhunt continues for suspects involved in the deadly shooting of 22-year-old Samya Gill last week. Gill was eight months pregnant and gave birth before succumbing to her injuries."Because of the violence, because of things that we see on social media about people being just gunned down in a city, she wanted to move to another state," Gill's mother Celia told "Fox & Friends First" Tuesday.The Fort Washington resident was hit with a barrage of bullets while sitting in a vehicle with a male companion.

PHILADELPHIA - The City of Philadelphia will dedicate $1M to repaving driveways that have become pitted and cracked over the past decades in the centuries-old city.The Driveway Infrastructure Repair Program is part of Philadelphia's larger $400M Neighborhood Preservation Initiative. City leaders say one of the most common complaints from Philadelphia residents is about the condition of their dilapidated driveways. Stanley Campbell has lived at his West Oak Lane home for more than 40-years.

“Intense worry” is how a former passenger of the missing Titanic submersible describes his feelings as he waits with hope that the five people onboard, including two of his friends, will be found safely.

TREDYFFRIN TOWNSHIP, Pa. - Police in Chester County are searching for a suspect they say robbed a store in the Paoli Shopping Center.The robbery was said to have taken place Sunday, June 4th, in a store at the Paoli Shopping Center, Tredyffrin Township police said.According to officials, the suspect demanded money from the one employee on duty at the store.The employee gave the suspect money from the cash register.

Shoshone County courthouse in Wallace Idaho. (Photo by: Don and Melinda Crawford/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) KELLOGG, Idaho - An Idaho father killed a neighboring family because he was upset that the neighbor’s 18-year-old son had reportedly exposed himself to the man’s children, a police document alleges.Majorjon Kaylor, 31, is charged with four counts of first-degree murder in the Father's Day shooting in Kellogg, nearly 400 miles (644 kilometers) north of Boise.Kaylor shot Kenneth Guardipee, 65; his daughter Kenna Guardipee, 41; and her youngest son, 16-year-old Aiken Smith, in the temple at close range, an Idaho State Police detective said in a probable cause affidavit that was released Tuesday evening.

Andrea McLean has updated fans after she was bedbound for six months after contracting Covid. The former Loose Women panellist revealed her health struggles after the star contracted coronavirus three times and then the flu, reports the Mirror.

MailOnline about her new show, Jailhouse Mums, where she meets pregnant female inmates. Katie also shared an update about how she was feeling, admitting: "It's not great. It's ongoing, my eye, for me.

((Credit: Patrick Conway/The Conway Team))PHILADELPHIA - A home on America’s oldest residential street recently hit the market. The property was built around 1728 – when the nation was still a colony – and is considered to be one of the oldest homes in Philadelphia and the United States. According to its listing description, the home is located at 122 Elfreths Aly and is made up of three bedrooms and one bathroom. It also contains many original details including a Dutch door, fireplace mantel and colonial stairs. The first floor features a spacious living room area with historic windows, a den with exposed beams and a private landscaped garden area. The home features hardwood floors and multiple fireplaces.

A Stirling student is taking on a punishing birthday challenge in an effort to raise awareness of a Forth Valley mental health service.

North Carolina and South Carolina students with family incomes of $65,000 or less, the research university in Durham announced this week."This additional financial support for undergraduates reflects Duke’s commitment to our students from the Carolinas," Duke University President Vincent Price said in a news release. "By providing even more equitable access to a Duke education, and ensuring students have the resources they need to truly thrive while here at Duke, we will also make our campus community stronger."READ MORE: Student loan repayment: How to prepare for payments when pandemic freeze endsThe program is for all undergraduate students who qualify, Duke said, benefiting about 340 students next academic year."We want to make it easier for families to choose Duke," said Gary Bennett, dean of Trinity College of Arts & Sciences.

Royal Canadian Air Force helicopter has ended and the two members are confirmed by the military to have died in a crash early Tuesday near Ottawa.The Department of National Defence confirmed the deaths in a statement Wednesday.“The two missing air crew members from the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) CH-147F Chinook that crashed in the Ottawa River in the early hours of Tuesday June 20, were found last evening,” the department said.“Tragically, neither member survived.”The names of the deceased individuals are not being released at the request of their families.The four-member crew was on a training mission when the Chinook helicopter they were in crashed into the Ottawa River near Garrison Petawawa, Ont.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was the first to confirm any deaths from the crash Tuesday afternoon, but did not did not specify which members or how many had been killed.“This incident is a painful reminder that members of the Canadian Armed Forces undertake great risks to defend Canada, whether in combat or in training,” said Defence Minister Anita Anand in a press conference Wednesday morning.She said both of the members injured in the crash were treated for minor injuries, and have since been released.A team of more than 110 Canadian Armed Forces members on the shore and water, an Ontario Provincial Police marine and dive unit, and local fire departments were involved in the search mission Tuesday.Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre said the incident was a reminder that military service can be “dangerous work.”“Our people know the risks, and they take them willingly,” Eyre said.

DOVER, DELAWARE - OCTOBER 21: Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) speaks before U.S. President Joe Bidens remarks on student debt relief at Delaware State University on October 21, 2022 in Dover, Delaware.